| Alias |
|
| Persuader |
| Nick
Name |
| | |
| Civilian
ID |
| Cole Parker |
| Occupation |
|
Criminal
Factory Worker
|
| Legal
Status |
| Citizen
of the United States with a criminal record. |
| Nation
or Planet of Origin |
|
Metropolis
of the 21st Century |
| Group
Affiliation |
|
Fatal
Five
Suicide Squad |
| Base
of Operations |
|
Metropolis
Mobile within 30th Century United Planets' space.
|
| Height |
| 6'
3" |
| Weight |
| 240
lbs. |
| Eye
Color |
| Brown |
| Hair
Color |
| Bald,
with black mustache. |
| Skin
Tone |
| Caucasian |
| Known
Powers |
| Normal
human augmented by unknown technology granting superhuman strength,
speed, agility, stamina and durability. |
| Accessories |
| Atomic
Axe: Bladed device powered by an unknown technology with the ability
to cut through any known substance including gravity. Capable of opening
dimensional portals. |
| Common
Enemies |
|
Legion
of Super-Heroes
Superman
Teen Titans
|
| Regularly
Appearing |
|
Adventure
Comics
Adventures of Superman
Legion
of Super-Heroes Vol. 1, 2, 3 & 4
Legionnaires
Teen Titans Vol. 3 |
| First
Appearance |
|
Persuader
Adventure
Comics #352 (Jan. 1967) Cole
Parker Adventures of
Superman #598 (Jan. 2002) |
| Creator |
|
Persuader
Jim Shooter & Curt Swan
Cole
Parker
Joe Casey & Pete Woods
|
| Origin |
| Factory
Worker and Anti-Braniac
technology activists Cole Parker leads a riot against
Superman
and is imprisoned. While in prison a mysterious fellow
prisoner grants him the ability to fulfill his desire for vengeance.
During the fight with the Man of
Steel, Cole's inexperience with his new weapon opens a dimensional portal
into which he is cast.
Where he goes and what happens to
him when cast into the dimensional portal is not entirely known, but
likely he lives on to cause havoc in the far-flung future as the criminal Persuader. |